Floor oiler



y 1930. J'. A. MAY I 1,770,795

I FLOOR OILER Filed Oct. 20, 1928 2 Shoets-Sheet 1 James 1%077 Mag ATTOR NEY WITNESS: m

E the spring means of each valve act to compart with an upright 14 which is fastened to Patented July. 15, 1 930 i A to 1,720,795 i UNITED STATES-1*[PATENI orrice I .A pnctiba i 163 detobei 20, iaes-l sear-N This invention relates to a device for apply-g drop'upon the surfaceover which the device ing oil and the like to floors and othersure is traveling. The top of the tank i s flat and faces, the general object oftheinvention being. has an elongatedi opening therein which is to provide a wheel supported receptacle conclosed by a cover -41 which is held in place by 5 taining the oil, valve means for controlling the thumb screwsge carried by the cross strips the flow of oil from the receptacle, brush 6 which pass across the opening. This cover means for spreading and rubbing the oil into is provided with 'a filling opening which is t the surface and means associated with the closed by a screw. can? so that oil or other handle of the device for adjusting the valve liquid can be, placed in the tank without means to regulate the flow and to close the removing the cover. The device is supported 6 valves. i 3 by the casters 8,one' oi' whichisarranged A further object of the invention is to ateach end of the-device, thesecasters being provide a plurality of nozzles in the bottom suitablyconnected with the strip 2. A yokepart of the receptacle through which the oil shapedjmember 9 has its limbs fastened to 5 escapes, with a spring actuated valve for each the ends of the device by the bolts 10 which nozzle and a supporting member for the also act to hold the casters inplace. This valves to which the actuating means are conyoke-shaped member is providedtwith a cennected so that the valves will be adjusted sitrally' arranged socket 11 forreceiving the multaneously from the actuating means, while handle 12 and a brace 13 connects the socket pensate for wear and permits limited movea cross strip 15, the ends of which are conment of each valve independent of the other nected with the limbs of the yoke member.

valves. A bar 16 is: arranged in the tank above the This invention also consists in certain other nozzles and is slidably arranged on the upfeaturesof construction and in the combinarights '17 wliich are carried by the strip 2. tion and arrangement of the several parts, to springs 18 being placed on the uprights and be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in v bearing against the barlb' and nuts 19 on the, the accompanying drawings and specifically upper ends of the uprights, these springs pointed out in the appe'ndedclaims. v tending to press the bar downwardly. A pin- 8 In describing the invention in detail, referra lity of valves 20 have the upper ends of ii ence will be hadto the iaocompanyingdrawtheir stems extending into holes formed in ings wherein like characters denote like or the'bar 16 and these valves aremovably concorresponding parts throughoutthe several nected with the bar by the pins 21 which pass through the upper ends'of the valve stems views, and in which 1 b5 Figure he a side view of the device. into the bar, "the holes the valve stems being Figure 2 is a top plan view. .t larger than the pins so as to permit limited Figure 3 is a section on line 33"oflFi movementt ef the valves. Each. valve is ure 1. p formed with a seat engaging part-22 for en- Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of aging a seat 23formed at the upper end of ure 3. r T "j ash nozzle an'd' with. :atapered part Qat for Figure 5 is a section on li e 5-5 of Figengaging the tapered hole 'ineach nozzle. A ure 1. p f ,1 spring 25 encircles each valve stem and presses Figure 6 is a view of one of the hinge 1116111: against the bar and the valve for holding the here for the brushes. valve upon its seat when the bar is in lowered In these views, the numeral 1 indicates position. A rod or stem 26 has-its lower end 53 the body of the device which is made in the connected with the middle arent the bar form of a tank with a tapering lower part, and passes through a hole inthe covert. with the bottom of which is formed of a strip 2 its upper end grooved to receive the forked having a longitudinal row of nozzles 3 there- 7 end of a lever 27 which is pivoted to the up in through which the liquid in the tank will right 14. The othe'r end of the lever is pivi" oted to a rod 28 which passes through the handle and has its upper end threaded to engage a threaded hole in a hand grip 29 which is rotatably connected with the upper end of the handle by a sleeve 30 so that by turning this hand grip, the rod 28 will be moved longitudinally and thus tilt the lever 27 on its pivot to raise or lower the bar 16 through means of the rod or stem 26, thus permitting adj ustment of the valves through means of the hand grip. As will be understood, this adjustment can be such as to regulate the flow of liquid through the nozzles or by moving the bar downwardly to a certain extent, the valves will be made to entirely close the nozzles and thus shut off the flow of oil from the device.

' A pair of hinge membersgl is held to the bottom part of the strip 2 by the bolts 10 and brush or mop carrying members 32 are hingedly supported by these members 51.v

Each member 31 is provided with a downwardly extending tongue 33 vhich act as stops for limiting the downward movement of the members 32. Each member is provided with a casing-like part having perforations in its lower part for receiving the mop material or if desired, this material can be substituted by bristles. As will be seen, these members are arranged at an angle to the surface being oiled and are located at each side of the row of nozzles so that they will act to distribute the oil dropping from tl e nozzles as the device is moved in either direction and they will also act to rub the oil into the surface.

From the foregoing it will be seen that it is simply necessary to move the device over the floor or other surface to be oiled or treated, the flow of oil being controlled by the hand grip at the end of the handle so that just the desired amount of oil can be supplied to the floor. As the device moves along, the mops will act to distribute the oil and to rub the same into the surface. After suflicient oil has been applied to the surface, the flow of oil can be cut off and then the device used to rub the oil into the surface and to polish the surface. As the mop members are detachable, new ones can be substituted whenever desired. By hinging the mop carrying members to the body, it will be seen that these members can accommodate themselves to irregularities in the floor, though their weight will hold the mop material on the floor."

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a body made in the form of a tank, wheels for supporting the body, nozzles depending from the body, valve means for controlling the flow of liquid through the nozzles, a handle connected with the body, means associated with the handleand with the valve means for moving the valve means to closed position or for adjusting the valve means to regulate the amount of liquid passing through the nozzles and a pair of mop carrying members hingedly connected with the lower, part of the body, one on each side of the row of nozzles and stops connected with the bottom of the device for limiting the downward movement of the hinged mop carryingmembers.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body made in the form of a tank, wheels for supporting the body, a row of nozzles depending from the body,7a handle connected with the body, a rod passing through the handle, means at the outer end of the handle for moving the rod longitudinally, a lever pivoted to a part of the body and connected with the lower end of the rod, a harm the tank, stem connected therewith and passing through the top part of the tank and connected with the lever and a row of valves carried by the bar and extending into the nozzles.

3. A device of the class described comprising a body made in the form of a tan wheels for supporting the body, a row of nozzles depending from the body, a handle connected with the body, a rod passing through the handle, means at the outer end of the handle for moving the rod longitudinally, a lever pivoted to a part of the body and connected with the lower end of the rod, a bar in the tank, a stem connected therewith and passing through the top part of the tank and connected with the le ve1', a row of valves carried by the bar and extending into the nozzles,

each valve being movably connected with the bar and a spring on each valve and arranged between he valve and the bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES ALTON MAY.

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